Through our mother we are part of the solar system and part through that of the whole universe. In the blazing poetry of the fact we are children of the stars. (William Golding)

Through our mother we are part of the solar system and part through that of the whole universe. In the blazing poetry of the fact we are children of the stars.

William Golding

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